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Michael and Lily were just settling into the back of the Uber Black that Sony had booked for them. It was both of their first times at a big, star-studded event like the premiere, and they were both a little nervous.
They had both spent all day at the house with stylists, hair and makeup artists, and agents coordinating everything for them. Sony even had a brand new streaming pack sent over to them for the red carpet event. However, being fawned over all day was exhausting for both of them.
They did not expect this to be a huge ordeal- they just thought they could get dressed up and go to the premiere by themselves.
They were finally alone, silence washing over them. Neither knew what to say next, so Michael just got to work trying to get the streaming backpack set up correctly. Lily was monitoring everything on her phone and turned to look at him. He was still trying to configure everything, and it dawned on her just how much he was dedicated to making her live stream a success. This wasn't even his project or his career- he was just doing this as a friend, well, kind of more than a friend.
Michael and Lily had sort of admitted that they liked each other a few days before. But out of fear of ruining their friendship, neither of them had done anything about it. They had built up such a strong bond that moving too fast terrified both of them.
But, she had to do something. She could not take the tension anymore.
Lily grabbed his hand away from the backpack and looked at him.
Michael turned his head and was met with her face, just a couple of inches from his. His heart immediately jumped and started racing.
He desperately hoped everything would change right now.
God, his face felt hot. He was going to choke with this bow tie on.
“By the way,” she muttered, “don’t show this.”
Lily closed her eyes and quickly leaned in and pressed her lips on his.
Michael froze for a second.
He couldn’t breathe.
He felt like his brain broke.
Her lips were so soft and so sweet. Michael imagined what it would be like to kiss her in the past, but nothing had prepared him for how soft she was.
Michael breathed in, closed his eyes, and kissed her back. It felt like months of tension between them had suddenly melted into something warm and cozy. He pressed against her a little further, wanting to deepen the kiss, before she suddenly pulled away.
Michael let out a tiny sigh before seeing Lily silently pointing at the backpack. He looked over, put his hand over his mouth, and let out a silent, nervous giggle.
Michael looked up at her and smiled. He could not remember the last time he was this happy. He let out a quiet but excited hum. Lily giggled and gave his hand a squeeze before letting go and letting him figure the backpack situation out again.
Lily looked out the window and smiled again. It had been a long time coming, but she was ready to give this a shot.
Michael knew it was early but was sure he already loved this girl.